Prelude Therapeutics Inc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 12, 2026.
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Notes to Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
- Background
Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated (the “Company”) is a precision oncology company built on a foundation of drug discovery excellence to deliver novel precision cancer medicines to underserved patients. Since beginning operations in 2016, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to research and development, conducting preclinical and clinical studies, recruiting management and technical staff, administration, and raising capital.
- Risks and liquidity
The Company faces a number of risks common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry. Principal among these risks are the uncertainties in the development process, development of the same or similar technological innovations by competitors, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and approval requirements, and the need to obtain additional financing to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel infrastructure, and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. There can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully completed, adequate protection for the Company’s technology will be obtained, any products developed will obtain necessary government regulatory approval, or any approved products will be commercially viable. The Company operates in an environment of rapid change in technology and substantial competition from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Since its inception, the Company has incurred operating losses and had an accumulated deficit of$693.4 million as of March 31, 2026. The Company has no product revenue to date and devotes its efforts to research and development. The Company anticipates incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that it can generate significant sales of its product candidates currently in development.
At March 31, 2026, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities totaling $84.8 million.
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company sold 16,611,014 shares of its voting common stock at a price of $4.44 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,659,252 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.4399 per pre-funded warrant, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $90.0 million (the "April Offering"). See Note 13 - Subsequent Events for additional information. Based on preliminary estimates, the Company believes these funds will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months from the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
To fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements, the Company plans to seek additional funding through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms, or at all, and the Company may not be able to enter into strategic alliances or other arrangements on favorable terms, or at all. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of the Company’s stockholders. If the Company is unable to obtain funding, it could be required to delay, reduce or eliminate research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or future commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects.
- Summary of significant accounting policies
The complete summary of significant accounting policies included in the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 can be found in “Note 3. Summary of significant accounting policies” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 2026.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2026. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the unaudited interim financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of the revisions are reflected in the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. The most significant estimate relates to accrued clinical trial expenses.
Income Taxes
Based upon the historical and anticipated future losses, management has determined that the deferred tax assets generated by net operating losses and research and development credits do not meet the more likely than not threshold for realizability. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company views and manages its operations as asingle operating segment.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company’s cash equivalents include short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less when purchased and are carried at fair value in the accompanying balance sheets.
Restricted cash consists of a letter of credit for the benefit of the landlord in connection with the Company’s Chestnut Run Lease. See Note 8 - Commitments for further details.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the balance sheet that total to the amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:
| (in thousands) | March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $21,756 | $35,256 |
| Restricted cash | 3,235 | 3,235 |
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows | $24,991 | $38,491 |
Marketable Securities
The Company’s marketable securities consist of investments in corporate debt securities and United States (“U.S.”) government debt securities that are classified as available-for-sale. The securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses, net oftax, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses as well as credit losses, if any, on marketable securities are included in the Company’s statements of operations. The Company classifies marketable securities that are available for use in current operations as current assets on the balance sheets.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606 –Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company's revenue recognition analysis consists of the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue as we satisfy each performance obligation.
The Company evaluates all promised goods and services within a customer contract and determines which goods and services are separate performance obligations. This evaluation includes an assessment of whether the good or service is capable of being distinct and whether the good or service is separable from other promises in the contract.
The transaction price is determined based on the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. The Company recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligations when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company recognizes a liability when the Company has received payment but has not yet satisfied the related performance obligations. See Note 9 - Exclusive Option Agreement and Collaboration Agreements for a full discussion of the Company's revenue contracts. The following table summarizes the changes in deferred revenue:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
|---|---|
| (in thousands) | 2026 |
| Beginning balance | $35,532 |
| Deferral of revenue | - |
| Recognition of unearned revenue | (4,580) |
| Ending balance | $30,952 |
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period, including pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock. Diluted net loss per share of common stock includes the effect, if any, from the potential exercise of securities, such as stock options, and the effect from unvested restricted stock units which would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock. For diluted net loss per share, the weighted-average number of shares of common stock is the same for basic net loss per share due to the fact that when a net loss exists, dilutive securities are not included in the calculation as the impact is anti-dilutive.
The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive:
| March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Unvested restricted stock units | 439,080 | 384,875 |
| Stock options | 17,687,713 | 16,639,068 |
| Employee stock purchase plan | 34,144 | 249,570 |
| 18,160,937 | 17,273,513 | |
Amounts in the above table reflect the common stock equivalents.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting guidance not yet adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure, in the notes to the financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in this ASU Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard but does not expect that it will have a material impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.
- Marketable Securities
The following provides detail of the Company's marketable securities.
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross unrealized gain | Gross unrealized loss | Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketable securities: | ||||
| Corporate debt securities | $27,606 | $— | $(37) | $27,569 |
| U.S. government securities | 32,233 | — | (4) | 32,229 |
| Total marketable securities | $59,839 | $— | $(41) | $59,798 |
| Marketable securities: | ||||
| Corporate debt securities | $31,044 | $— | $(17) | $31,027 |
| U.S. government securities | 36,908 | 23 | — | 36,931 |
| Total marketable securities | $67,952 | $23 | $(17) | $67,958 |
The Company’s marketable securities generally have contractual maturity dates of 10 months or less. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 22 securities with a total fair market value of $52.3 million in an unrealized loss position. The Company believes any unrealized losses associated with the decline in value of its securities is temporary and is primarily related to market factors. Furthermore, the Company believes it is more likely than not that it will be able to hold its marketable securities to maturity. Therefore, the Company anticipates a full recovery of the amortized cost basis of its marketable securities at maturity and an allowance for credit losses was not recognized.
- Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Fair value determination in accordance with applicable accounting guidance requires that a number of significant judgments be made. Additionally, fair value is used on a nonrecurring basis to evaluate assets for impairment or as required for disclosure purposes by applicable accounting guidance on disclosures about fair value of financial instruments. Depending on the nature of the assets and liabilities, various valuation techniques and assumptions are used when estimating fair value. The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, for financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis. The guidance requires fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liabilities.
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| Fair value measurement at reporting date using | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | Quoted pricesin activemarkets foridenticalassets(Level 1) | Significantotherobservableinputs(Level 2) | Significantunobservableinputs(Level 3) |
| Assets | |||
| Cash equivalents | |||
| Money market funds | $19,956 | $— | $— |
| Marketable securities: | |||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 27,569 | — |
| U.S. government securities | — | 32,229 | — |
| Total marketable securities | — | 59,798 | — |
| Total financial assets | $19,956 | $59,798 | $— |
| Assets | |||
| Cash equivalents | |||
| Money market funds | $21,620 | $— | $— |
| U.S. government securities | — | 12,461 | — |
| Marketable securities: | |||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 31,027 | — |
| U.S. government securities | — | 36,931 | — |
| Total marketable securities | — | 67,958 | — |
| Total financial assets | $21,620 | $80,419 | $— |
- Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| (in thousands) | March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation and related benefits | $2,534 | $7,138 |
| Research and development | 2,493 | 4,430 |
| Other | 911 | 965 |
| $5,938 | $12,533 |
- Common Stock
The Company has two classes of common stock: “voting common stock” and “non-voting common stock.”The holders of the voting common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of voting common stock held at all meetings of stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of non-voting common stock shall not be entitled to vote at any meetings of stockholders (or written actions in lieu of meetings) and the shares of non-voting common stock shall not be included in determining the number of shares voting or entitled to vote on any matter. Unless required by law, there shall be no cumulative voting. Any holder of non-voting common stock may elect to convert each share of non-voting common stock into one fully paid and non-assessable share of voting common stock at any time by providing written notice to the Company; provided that as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates and any members of a Schedule 13(d) group with such holder, would not beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to and following such conversion, unless otherwise as expressly provided for in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation. However, this ownership limitation may be increased (not to exceed
19.99%) or decreased to any other percentage designated by such holder of non-voting common stock upon 61 days’ notice to the Company.
Shelf Registration Statements
In May 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (the "2024 Shelf Registration Statement") with the SEC for the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, subscription rights and units up to an aggregate amount of $400 million. The 2024 Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective on June 10, 2024. The 2024 Shelf Registration Statement expires in May 2027, and as of March 31, 2026, there was $400.0 million remaining under the 2024 Shelf Registration Statement. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events for additional information on the April Offering.
Open Market Sales Agreement
In March 2023, the Company entered into an Open Market Sales Agreement (the "Sales Agreement") with Jefferies LLC, as the sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock. In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement on March 12, 2026, the Company filed a prospectus supplement under its 2024 Shelf Registration Statement, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $25.0 million from time to time through Jefferies acting as sales agent.
The Company will pay Jefferies LLC a commission rate of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of any shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. At March 31, 2026, there was $25.0 million remaining under the Sales Agreement.
Pre-funded warrants
There wereno pre-funded warrants exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 1,300,000 pre-funded warrants exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026 there were 19,532,188 pre-funded warrants outstanding. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events for additional information on the April Offering.
- Commitments
Leases
The Company leases office and laboratory space in Wilmington, Delaware under a noncancelable lease (the “Chestnut Run Lease”). The premises include approximately 81,000 rentable square feet and expires in May 2037, subject to the Company's option to extend the term of the lease by up to 3 five-year terms and certain expansion rights. Neither the option to extend nor the expansion rights were recognized as part of the Company's measurement of the right-of-use ("ROU") asset and operating lease liability as of March 31, 2026. Under the terms of the Chestnut Run Lease, the landlord provided an allowance towards the cost of completing tenant improvements for the premises. The Company concluded that the improvements resulting from both the landlord's build-out and the tenant improvements are the landlord's assets for accounting purposes. Costs incurred by the Company related to tenant improvements in excess of the landlord's allowance were treated as prepaid rent and increased the right-of-use asset on the commencement date.
In November 2025, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a counterparty to sublease approximately 20,000 square feet of the Chestnut Run Lease. The sublease began in December 2025 and continues through November 2027. The sublessee hasthree options to extend the sublease forone year each.
The Company analyzed the sublease under ASC Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842"), and concluded the sublease is a separate lease, as the Company was not relieved of the primary obligation under the Chestnut Run Lease. The Company will continue to account for the Chestnut Run Lease as a lessee and in the same manner as prior to the execution of the sublease agreement. The Company accounted for the sublease agreement as the lessor, and concluded the sublease qualified as an operating lease, as it did not meet the criteria of a sales-type or direct financing lease. The Company's sublease income was $143 thousand forthree months ended March 31, 2026.
The Company's operating lease costs for each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $1.1 million.
Supplemental balance sheet and other information related to our operating and finance leases as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| (in thousands) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leases | Classification | March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 |
| Assets | |||
| Operating | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $26,778 | $27,165 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current: | |||
| Operating | Current liabilities, operating lease liability | $2,761 | $2,744 |
| Non-Current: | |||
| Operating | Operating lease liability | 14,960 | 15,045 |
| Total lease liabilities | $17,721 | $17,789 | |
| Weighted-average discount rate | |||
| Operating lease | 15.0% | 15.0% | |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | |||
| Operating lease | 11.2 | 11.4 | |
Supplemental cash flow information related to our leases for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||
| Operating cash flows from operating lease | $734 | $620 |
| Operating cash flows from finance lease | - | 4 |
| Financing cash flows from finance lease | - | 155 |
Future minimum annual lease payments for operating and finance lease at March 31, 2026 are as follows:
| (in thousands) | Operating lease |
|---|---|
| 2026 (remaining) | $2,239 |
| 2027 | 3,048 |
| 2028 | 3,124 |
| 2029 | 3,202 |
| 2030 | 3,282 |
| 2031 | 3,364 |
| Thereafter | 19,729 |
| Total undiscounted lease payments | 37,988 |
| Less imputed interest | (20,267) |
| Lease liability | $17,721 |
The Company paid a security deposit for the Chestnut Run Lease in the form of a letter of credit, the balance of which is $3.2 million as of March 31, 2026 and is included in the accompanying balance sheet as restricted cash. The security deposit may be reduced to $0.5 million over time in accordance with the terms of the Chestnut Run Lease.
Employment Agreements
The Company has employment agreements with key personnel providing for compensation and severance in certain circumstances, as defined in the respective employment agreements.
401(k) Defined Contribution Plan
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined‑contribution plan covering all employees. Participants are permitted to contribute up to 100% of their eligible annual pretax compensation up to an established federal limit on aggregate participant contributions. The Company provides a match of a maximum amount of 3% of the participant’s compensation. For each of thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company made matching contributions of $0.1 million and$0.2 million, respectively.
Other Research and Development Arrangements
The Company enters into agreements with CROs to assist in the performance of research and development activities. Expenditures to CROs will represent a significant cost in clinical development for the Company.
- Exclusive Option Agreement and Collaboration Agreements
Exclusive Option Agreement
On November 3, 2025, the Company entered into an Exclusive Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Incyte to acquire the Company’s mutative selective Janus Kinase 2 ("JAK2") V617F JH2 inhibitor program (the “Program”) for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Under the Option Agreement, Incyte received an exclusive option to acquire the Company’s entire right, title, and interest in and to certain assets, properties, and rights related to the Program, including the Company’s library of preclinical candidates (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”) by way of an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "APA"). The Company is continuing to advance the Program. At any time commencing on the effective date of the Option Agreement until the later of (a) 30 days after the Company’s delivery of the investigational new drug ("IND") ready data package or (b) 15 months after the effective date of the Option Agreement (which 15 month period shall automatically toll for the Company to deliver the IND-ready package but such tolling will not exceed 3 months unless otherwise agreed by the parties) (the “Option Period”), Incyte may elect to exercise its exclusive option to acquire the Program and associated assets from the Company pursuant to the APA for $100 million. The Company received an initial upfront payment of $35 million in cash from the Option Agreement. Under the APA, the Company would be eligible to receive up to $775 million in additional clinical and regulatory milestones, and single digit royalties on global net sales. Combined, total potential cash payments from the transaction could reach up to $910 million.
Concurrently with the Option Agreement, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Incyte (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Incyte purchased 6,250,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s non-voting common stock at a price of $4.00 per share for gross proceeds of $25.0 million. Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and subject to the non-voting common stock beneficial ownership limitation, Incyte may elect to convert the Shares into voting shares and in December 2025, Incyte converted 4,372,124 of the Shares into voting shares, making them a related party under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. Because the Option Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement were entered into at the same time and negotiated as single commercial package, the Company accounted for the agreements as a single contract under ASC 606. Based on this exercise, the consideration in the Option Agreement plus any excess consideration paid over the fair value of the equity issued to Incyte is a component of transaction price. In determining the fair value of the common stock issued to Incyte, the Company considered the closing price of the common stock on the date of the transaction, which was $3.98 per share, which resulted in a premium paid by Incyte of $0.02 per share, or $0.1 million (“Equity Premium”). The remaining $24.9 million was recorded as an issuance of common stock in stockholders’ equity.
The Company will continue to own and develop all Transferred Assets. If the option is exercised during the Option Period and the parties enter into and close the transaction set forth in the APA, Incyte will own all Transferred Assets subject to the Company’s right, in its sole discretion and cost, to continue to conduct development activities during the Option Period to nominate and select development candidate(s) for the Program. If Incyte elects to not exercise its option to acquire the Program, all Transferred Assets would remain in the sole ownership and control of the Company.
The Company first evaluated whether the arrangement meets the definition of a derivative or contains any embedded derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Although the arrangement includes underlying IP‑related value, it qualifies for the scope exception as prescribed by ASC 815-10-15-59(b). The Company next evaluated whether the arrangement represents a funded research and development arrangement under ASC 730, Research and Development. The payments received by the Company are non-refundable, and there is no contractual requirement, guarantee, or other provision that would require the Company to repay any of the funds received from Incyte. The Company also concluded that any presumption that there is an obligation to repay the funds received due to the subsequent related party relationship with Incyte is overcome, and therefore the agreements are not within the scope of ASC
730-20. The Company also concluded that the agreements are not within the scope of ASC 808, Collaborative Arrangements("ASC 808"). The Company assessed the Option Agreement in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that Incyte is a customer in the context of the Option Agreement. The Option Agreement includes the transfer of the following goods or services: (i) the right to conduct research and development activities related to the Program and (ii) Incyte's exclusive option to acquire the Company’s entire right, title, and interest in and to certain assets, properties, and rights related to the Program. The Company determined that the exclusive option granted was not a material right and, thus, not a performance obligation.
The Company determined that the transaction price totaled $35.1 million, which includes the $35 million upfront cash payment received and the Equity Premium. The Company allocated $35.1 million to its performance obligations to conduct research and development activities related to the Program. The Company recognizes revenue related to the Option Agreement over time as the performance obligations are satisfied using an inputs approach, by applying actual expenses against total budgeted costs. As of March 31, 2026, $28.0 million of the upfront payment was included in deferred revenue within the balance sheets which the Company estimates will be recognized within ten months from period-end. The Company recognized $4.6 million in revenue related to the Option Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Research Collaboration Agreement
In 2023, the Company entered into a multi-year, multi-program agreement with AbCellera Biologics Incorporated ("AbCellera") to jointly discover, develop, and commercialize novel degrader antibody conjugates (“DACs”) for up to five programs (the "Collaboration Agreement"). Under the terms of the agreement, AbCellera will lead manufacturing activities and the Company will lead clinical development and global commercialization, subject to AbCellera’s option to co-promote any resulting commercial products in the United States.
In August 2025 the Company amended its collaboration with AbCellera (the "Amended Agreement"), and in October 2025, the Company further expanded the collaboration ("the Expanded License Agreement"). The Amended Agreement and Expanded License Agreement provided AbCellera a non-exclusive license to use certain of the Company’s degrader payloads to independently discover, develop and commercialize a select number of DACs against undisclosed antibody targets. The agreements also entailed other changes to overall resource allocation and collaboration governance. For the newly licensed DAC programs, AbCellera received world-wide rights to lead and fully control the licensed programs at its sole cost and expense and the Company is not responsible for any additional financial responsibilities or go forward development costs associated with those programs. The Company received an upfront non-refundable payment from AbCellera of $6.5 million upon signing the Amended Agreement and an upfront non-refundable payment of $6.0 million upon signing of the Expanded License Agreement in October 2025. For the additional licensed DACs, the Company is also eligible to receive customary downstream milestones and single digit royalties on future product sales. The original Collaboration Agreement, whereunder the companies can jointly discover, develop, and commercialize novel DACs for up to five programs remains in effect.
The Company assessed the Amended Agreement and Expanded License Agreement in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that AbCellera is a customer. The Amended Agreement required the Company to transfer certain intellectual property and related know-how to AbCellera which represented the only performance obligation in the Amended Agreement and was satisfied at a point in time, when the intellectual property and related know-how were transferred to AbCellera during the third quarter of 2025.
Under the Expanded License Agreement, the Company determined the promised goods and services included discovering degrader payloads and granting the licenses to the payloads to AbCellera for them to use to research, develop, and commercialize products related to each of the initial targets mutually agreed upon. Each of these licenses is distinct, as AbCellera can derive benefit from each license independent of any other payload. Accordingly, the license to each of the payloads selected by AbCellera represents a separate performance obligation. The delivery of the licenses were the only performance obligations identified in the Expanded Agreement. The transaction price was determined to consist of the upfront payment of $6.0 million. The Company allocated the transaction price equally across the licenses, as the estimated standalone selling price of each license was equal. Each performance obligation will be fully satisfied at the point in time when the license is transferred to AbCellera. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company didnot recognize any revenue in the statement of operations related to the Expanded License Agreement. As of March 31, 2026, the remaining $3.0 million of the upfront payment was included in deferred revenue within the balance sheets. The Company estimates the remaining performance obligations will be completed in the second half of 2026.
License Agreement
In May 2024, the Company and Pathos AI, Inc. ("Pathos") entered into a license agreement under which the Company granted to Pathos an exclusive, sublicensable, world-wide license to its selective, brain-penetrant PRMT5 inhibitor, PRT811. The Company assessed the license agreement in accordance with ASC 606 and determined that it satisfied its performance obligations in 2024. During the first quarter of 2026, Pathos notified the Company that it will no longer be continuing development on the program.
- Segments
The Company currently operates asone operating business segment focused on developing innovative medicines in areas of high unmet need for cancer patients. The Company's determination that it operates as a single segment is consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the CODM for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting for future periods.
The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM assesses performance for the segment based on net loss, which is reported on the statement of operations and comprehensive loss as net loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets.
To date, the Company has not recognized any revenue from product sales, and the Company does not expect to generate any revenue in the foreseeable future. Net loss is used to monitor budget versus actual results. Monitoring budgeted versus actual results is used in assessing performance of the segment and to make decisions about the allocation of resources, along with cash forecast models.
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company announced that it decided to pause the clinical development of its SMARCA2 degrader program which is comprised of PRT3789 and PRT7732 and prioritize allocation of resources to advancing the JAK2 V617F and K(lysine) acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A) selective degrader programs. The expense included in other are programs that the Company has paused or discontinued, including the previously mentioned SMARCA2 degrader programs. Corresponding segment expense for earlier periods have been recast. The following table summarizes the significant expense categories regularly reviewed by the CODM for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,580 | $— |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Research and development | ||
| JAK2 V617F | 1,412 | 1,175 |
| KAT6A | 791 | 506 |
| Discovery programs | 54 | 787 |
| Other | 838 | 9,901 |
| General costs, including personnel related | 10,506 | 16,447 |
| Total research and development | 13,601 | 28,816 |
| General and administrative | 5,156 | 5,790 |
| Total operating expenses | $18,757 | $34,606 |
| Loss from operations | (14,177) | (34,606) |
| Other income, net | 3,792 | 2,521 |
| Net loss | $(10,385) | $(32,085) |
- Stock-Based Compensation
The Company hastwo equity incentive plans: the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. New awards can only be granted under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall automatically increase on January 1st of each year and continuing forten years beginning on January 1, 2021, in an amount equal tofive percent of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, subject to the discretion of the Company's board of directors or compensation committee to determine a lesser number of shares shall be added for such year. On January 1,2026,3,147,681 shares were added to the Plan. As of March 31, 2026,7,332,525 shares were available for future grants. The Plan provides for the granting of common stock, incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and/or stock appreciation rights to employees, directors, and other persons, as determined by the Company’s board of directors. The Company’s stock options vest based on the terms in each award agreement, generally over four-year periods with 25% of options vesting afterone year and then monthly thereafter, and have a term often years.
The Company measures stock-based awards at their grant-date fair value and records compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories in its accompanying statements of operations:
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 |
| Research and development | $1,089 | $2,270 |
| General and administrative | 911 | 1,562 |
| $2,000 | $3,832 | |
Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the periods indicated:
| Numberof shares | Weightedaverageexercise priceper share | Weightedaverageremainingcontractualterm (years) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 14,727,692 | $7.68 | 6.80 |
| Granted | 3,570,250 | $2.30 | |
| Exercised | (26,463) | $1.16 | |
| Forfeited | (583,766) | $12.95 | |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | 17,687,713 | $6.43 | 7.21 |
| Exercisable at March 31, 2026 | 10,101,993 | $9.34 | 5.86 |
At March 31, 2026, the aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options and exercisable options was $14.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at March 31, 2026 under the Plan:
| Options Outstanding · Options Exercisable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range of Exercise Prices · NumberOutstanding · Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life(in years) · WeightedAverageExercisePrice · NumberExercisable · WeightedAverageExercisePrice | ||||||
| $0.31 - $2.09 | 4,864,197 | 6.88 | $1.37 | 2,558,956 | $1.60 | |
| $2.10 - $4.43 | 4,277,350 | 9.53 | 2.55 | 432,778 | 3.79 | |
| $4.44 - $7.50 | 4,714,930 | 7.21 | 5.53 | 3,280,908 | 5.66 | |
| $7.51 - $74.45 | 3,831,236 | 5.06 | 18.29 | 3,829,351 | 18.30 | |
| 17,687,713 | 10,101,993 | |||||
The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted was $1.97 and $1.11 per option for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.9 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, related to stock options. As of March 31, 2026, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards was $14.5 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.60 years.
The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the weighted average assumptions in the table below:
| Three months endedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Expected volatility | 114.01% | 86.50% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.91% | 4.32% |
| Expected life (in years) | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| Expected dividend yield | — | — |
Restricted Stock Units
The Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees that generally vest over afour-year period with 25% of awards vesting after one year and then quarterly thereafter. Any unvested units will be forfeited upon termination of services.
The following table summarizes activity related to RSU stock-based payment awards:
| Number ofshares | Weighted-averagegrant date fairvalue | |
|---|---|---|
| Unvested balance at December 31, 2025 | 220,500 | $1.43 |
| Granted | 292,325 | $2.30 |
| Vested | (59,557) | $1.70 |
| Forfeited | (14,188) | $1.82 |
| Unvested balance at March 31, 2026 | 439,080 | $1.96 |
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million for both thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, related to RSUs. At March 31, 2026, the total unrecognized expense related to the RSUs was $0.8 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period 3.64 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under the ESPP shall automatically increase on January 1st of each year and continuing forten years beginning in 2021, in an amount equal toone percent of the total number of shares of all classes of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, subject to the discretion of the Company's board of directors or compensation committee to determine a lesser number of shares shall be added for such year. On January 1,2026,629,536 shares were added to the ESPP and as of March 31, 2026, the ESPP had 2,936,805 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance.
Under the ESPP, eligible employees can purchase the Company’s common stock through accumulated payroll deductions at such times as are established by the Company's compensation committee. Eligible employees may purchase the Company’s common stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first day of the offering period or on the last day of the offering period. Eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their eligible compensation. Under the ESPP, a participant may not accrue rights to purchase more than $25,000 worth of the Company’s common stock for each calendar year in which such right is outstanding.
The ESPP is considered compensatory under the FASB stock compensation rules. Accordingly, share-based compensation expense is determined based on the option’s grant-date fair value as estimated by applying the Black Scholes option-pricing model and is recognized over the withholding period. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $40 thousand for each of thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, related to the ESPP.
- Workforce Reduction
During 2025, the Company reduced its workforce by approximately 27% of full-time employees to align its resources with its ongoing clinical and preclinical programs. There wasno expense related to the workforce reduction incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
The following table summarizes the accrued liabilities activity recorded in connection with the reduction in workforce for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| (in thousands) | Amount accrued at December 31, 2025 | Charges | Amount Paid | Adjustments | Amount accrued at March 31, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce reduction | $711 | $— | $(694) | $— | $17 |
- Subsequent Events
In April 2026, the Company sold an aggregate of (a)16,611,014 shares of its voting common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $4.44 per share, and (b) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,659,252 shares of its Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), at a price of $4.4399 per warrant with an exercise price of $0.0001 per share (the “Offering”).
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $85.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
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